King James Version
Ezekiel 48:34 in the King James Version says “At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 48 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.”
Ezekiel 48:34 · KJV
And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there. The LORD: Heb. Jehovahshammah
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“At the west”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
“thousand”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
“of Gad”
H1410gad, a son of jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
“of Asher”
H836asher, a son of jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in palestine
“of Naphtali”
H5321naphtali, a son of jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
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